Abstract:
Crash energy-attenuating means, as for vehicle frame construction, having front and rear crash energy-attenuating means for bumper support with plural stages or modes of lowenergy-attenuating means of the column-buckling type; front and rear beam members of in-line or axial column-buckling type for high-energy-attenuation; and secondary front chassis beam members of in-line axial column-buckling type for higher high-energyattenuation; the energy-attenuating members having axially-offset or axially-eccentric buckling-initiating or buckling-predisposed triggering formation at a point along the length and being whole, entire and unweakened throughout the rest of their body; including memory elastomeric plastic in-line-buckling-predisposed energy-attenuating bumper backing support elements, and secondary or auxiliary in-line buckling-predisposed energy-attenuating bumper supporting elements associated with the elastomeric bumper backing elements.
Abstract:
This application discloses a seat belt safety system for passenger motor vehicles which provides a positive mechanical interlock of a fail-safe type dependent on the seat belt and seat-occupied condition which applies a positive mechanical interlock on a travel control means by electro-mechanical operation when a seat is occupied if the belt is not fastened, leaving the ignition system independent of and unaffected by the safety belt system; also specific improved indicating or signal means to show the safety belt condition while the vehicle is at rest or travelling.